Best Practices Handbook:

• Introduction & Table of Contents
• Background
• Organizing
• Board of Directors
• Operating a Friends Group
• The Wisconsin State Parks System's Role
• Wisconsin Statute on Nonstock Corporations
• Guide to Forming an Official Friends Group in Wisconsin
• Helpful Resources
• Bibliography

To obtain a paper version of the Best Practices Handbook, contact Marissa DeGroot at marissa.degroot@wisconsin.gov or 68-264-8994. 

Other Helpful Forms:

   Sample Friends Agreement
      -PDF version
      -Word .doc version
   Sample Bylaws
      -PDF version
      -Word .doc version
   Articles of Incorporation Application (Nonstock Corporation)
   Memo about Insurance Requirements for local Friends Groups
   Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program Grant Instructions & Application
   Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program Closing Grant Report
   State Parks & Forest Heritage Trust Fund Application
   Postage Statement- Nonprofit Standard Mail
   Form 990
   Wisconsin Department of Regulation & Licensing Application